Women's health with NOW®

Women's health with NOW®

Natural and nutritional supplements from NOW®

Health is another check on your to-do list. It's hard to make health and wellness a top priority in our modern, fast-paced world—especially when juggling the demands of life, work, and family. Making health and wellness a priority can do wonders not only for you, but for those around you as well. Take time to plan healthy meals.

From adolescence and young adulthood to pregnancy and menopause, women go through many unique life stages and need a clear wellness strategy to support everyone at these key moments in life. Sometimes healthy meal planning and daily exercise isn't the only answer.

Life can throw us curveballs and demanding schedules, unexpected health conditions, and additional factors that may make you need extra minerals and nutrients at some point, and that's where nutritional supplements can play an important role in optimizing your health and well-being.

                             Build a foundation for lifelong health

A well-balanced meal plan and daily exercise provide a solid foundation for lifelong health.

No matter what age or stage of life you're in, it's never too late to make healthy eating and exercise part of your wellness regimen. While HIIT, Pilates and protein powders can help, true health begins with developing and maintaining smart lifestyle choices on a daily basis.

Most of the nutrients your body needs come from whole foods, such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, and beans. Modern food industry practices can reduce or destroy the nutritional content of some foods, so choosing unprocessed foods, especially non-GMO foods such as raw fruits/vegetables and whole/enriched grains, should be a priority.

A good way to make sure you're eating healthy is to focus on color. A colorful diet is a nutritionally diverse diet, so try to eat a wide variety of colorful foods every day for the greatest positive impact on your well-being.

                                                                                                        Optimal nutrition for health

A lifestyle filled with the healthiest and freshest foods available can provide nearly all the nutrients needed for optimal health and well-being. In addition to providing energy, food provides us with vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids and much more that keeps each individual body optimized. For many of us, however, eating healthy isn't always possible or convenient, even in our modern world. Not to mention that food manufacturers are sneaking a variety of natural and unnatural food additives to improve food characteristics, such as taste, shelf life, and ease of preparation, and at the same time, depleting important minerals and nutrients. These processed foods are quick and easy,
at first glance, a healthy solution for busy people and families with limited time and energy.

While these products are quick to prepare and conveniently processed
food may fill your stomach, it may not be satisfying
nutritional needs of your body. If you always strive for the maximum
convenient nutritional option, then you may need to consider more help from supplements depending on your stage of life.

                                            Adaptation of nutrition for stages in life

When looking to start a regimen of supplements, it is always advised to consult with the family, the doctor first. Here are some recommended supplements based on stages in life

                                                                                                          Adolescence and young age

Adolescence is an exciting and difficult time. During this transition from childhood to adolescence, a girl's body undergoes significant destruction and sometimes surprising changes. With the reproductive milestones that puberty brings, such as the onset of the menstrual cycle, the body is in flux and requires a variety of vitamins and minerals to achieve balance and maintain well-being. During this important stage of life, there are several nutrients that are vital for continued growth and development.

• Zinc is an essential mineral that helps support a developing immune system as well as hormonal balance.*
• Calcium, vitamin A, vitamin D and vitamin K are essential for the skeletal structure of teenage girls as bone mass is still increasing.*
• With menstruation, blood loss is released, making iron more important.
• Emotional and mental development are central, making B-complex vitamins extremely important.*
Most teenage girls enjoy optimal nutrient absorption as a youthful bonus.

A young, healthy body makes excellent use of nutrients. Poor dietary choices in adolescents due to a focus on weight loss or lack of availability of healthy food can cause nutrient deficiencies. In these situations, nutritional supplements can help fill any nutrient gaps.

                                                                                                               Maturity and childbearing age

The transition from youth to full-fledged womanhood provides the opportunity for pregnancy and increased attention to hormonal balance.
• Iodine contributes to the production of hormones and the normal function of the thyroid gland.*
• Omega-3 is useful for mood support and proper immune response to certain stressors.*
• Collagen production begins to decline around the age of 20. Collagen supplements support bone and joint health, as well as promote healthy skin.*
• Folic acid is a B vitamin that your body uses
to create new cells, and this is critical for the development of a child's brain and spine.*

• DHA is another important nutrient for a child's cognitive growth and development.*
• Prenatal choline intake is very important for cognitive development after birth.

                                                                                                           Perimenopause and menopause

As menopause approaches, estrogen production begins to decline in the mid-40s; skeletal growth stops and begins to decrease; and nutrients that were important during earlier stages of life become less important but remain necessary for general well-being.
• Phytoestrogens are becoming more important for hormonal balance.* Soybeans, legumes, flax, red clover and other foods and herbs are natural sources of natural phytoestrogens.
• Probiotics and fiber help support good digestive health, which becomes increasingly important with age for quality of life and optimal use of nutrients obtained from both food and supplements.*

Melatonin supports a healthy sleep/wake cycle.*
• Magnesium can also support relaxation and sleep.*
• Chasteberry helps maintain hormonal balance.*
• Black cohosh can help manage menopause symptoms.*
• Keratin and biotin, commonly found in high-quality hair, skin and nail supplements, help promote healthy hair as it can normally thin with age.*

                                                                                                              Beyond menopause and maturity

Wholesome nutrition is extremely important throughout life, including our golden years, for a good quality of life.
• Estrogen production continues to decline, so phytoestrogens remain important as they help the body push hormones down the correct metabolic pathway, which is important for emotional (and general) health.*

DHA, an omega-3 fatty acid, may help support normal, healthy cognitive function during adulthood.*
• Curcumin can help with minor aches and pains caused by exercise.*
• Vitamin D, calcium and magnesium take on additional importance through a process known as bone resorption.

Optimal dietary calcium intake is essential to compensate for this imbalance as we move into our later years, and both
vitamin D and magnesium increase the body's use of calcium.*
• Vitamin K-2 (MK-7) can help preserve calcium in bones and support healthy, flexible blood vessels.*
• Mature women need a balanced diet, with more attention to protein for muscle, B vitamins for positive mood and outlook, and vitamin D because of reduced sun exposure, many older people don't go outside as often as they did when were younger.*

                                                                                                               Supplements for each stage

At NOW, our researchers and product formulators understand the unique nutritional needs of women, and they have developed a variety of specialized supplements to support optimal health and well-being at every stage of life.

                                                                                  Women's multivitamins

NOW's EVE™ Women's Vitamin Softgels are designed specifically for the vitamin needs of premenopausal adult women, with evening primrose, cranberry, green tea, horsetail, silicon dioxide, CoQ10, and more.
With three different forms to choose from, including our iron-free plant-based capsules, there's sure to be an EVE™ Multi to suit your unique nutritional needs.

                                                                      Clinically progressive hair, skin and nails

NOW® Clinically advanced Hair, Skin and Nails solutions are designed to care for hair, skin and nails from the inside out.*

This product contains Cynatine® HNS, a revolutionary, patented and bioavailable form of soluble keratin that can help you maintain full, shiny hair and nails that are strong and flexible.*
Cynatine® HNS can also help skin retain its youthful moisture and elasticity, as well as reduce the signs of aging caused by free radicals.*

This product also contains other important nutrients needed to support and maintain healthy and youthful-looking skin.*

                                                                                                     

                                                                                            Candida support

Candida albicans is a naturally occurring yeast that is normally found in the intestines as part of the normal intestinal flora. Candida Support is a combination of traditional herbal ingredients (pav d'arco, black walnut and oregano oil), biotin (a vitamin B-complex) and caprylic acid (a natural fatty acid derivative from vegetable oils) that can help to maintain a healthy balance intestinal bacteria.*
Although Candida Support is not intended to clear Candida albicans from the gut, it can help maintain a healthy balance of intestinal flora.*

                                                                                             Prenatal Gals + The

NOW® Prenatal Gels + DHA is a complex multivitamin and mineral supplement that also contains 250 mg of DHA per serving.

This essential essential fatty acid (EFA) has been shown in clinical studies to be absolutely essential for healthy eye and brain development in developing fetuses.*
Prenatal Gels + DHA provides 650 mg of natural fish oil concentrate that contains 250 mg of DHA and 90 mg of EPA. Prenatal gels + DHA are a convenient formula that eliminates the need for expectant mothers to take multivitamins and DHA supplements separately. That's one less mom-to-be to worry about!

                                                                                                                                 Women's balance

NOW® Female Balance™ is a unique herbal support formula for women. We have combined standardized herbal extracts of wild yam and chaste berry with other herbs and nutrients,

including dong quai, gamma linolenic acid (GLA), vitamin B-6 and folic acid to promote women's health balance.*

                                                                            Female probiotic

NOW® Women's Probiotic consists of three clinically tested probiotic strains to support women's health at every stage of life.*

This product features L. rhamnosus HN001 and L. acidophilus La-14, probiotic strains that have been shown to colonize the vaginal tract and help maintain a healthy vaginal pH when taken orally.* B. lactis HN019 sometimes reduces gas and bloating.* Both HN019 and HN001 strains may help support healthy immune system function in pregnant and lactating women.*

                                                                                                                           Chaste Berry vitrex extract

Derived from the fruit of Vitex agnus-castus, the chaste berry has been traditionally used by herbalists for centuries. More recently, the science
studies have shown that chaste berry can support healthy endocrine function.*
The chaste berry extract in this formula is standardized to agnusides, the active component of chaste berry. Dong quai has been included to complete this women's health support formula.*

Cranberry mannose

NOW® Mannose Cranberry is a combination of two ingredients known to support urinary tract (UT) health.* Both mannose and proanthocyanidins (PACs) (the main active ingredient in cranberry) have properties that help maintain a clean flow. waste.*

This product features a proprietary blend of whole cranberries with a unique PAC profile that has been clinically demonstrated to support a healthy UC with regular use.*

                                                                  The difference is NOW

Since 1968, NOW has been empowering healthier living with an award-winning selection of dietary supplements, health foods, sports nutrition, health and beauty, and essential oils. With over 1400 products,
including special women's formulas, NOW is your source for affordable products from the highest quality. Available at Fine Health Food
in stores nationwide and online NOW products are fuel for your healthy lifestyle.

                   Live happily, live healthy, live NOW!

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